Month: December 2020

A state in which the body takes in more calories than it expends.    

The tendency to agree with any persuasive message.  

In epidemiology, as the amount of a characteristic increases or decreases, the rate of the health condition increases or decreases, negative association.  

The compelling desire to engage in a health-promoting behavior instead of a health- threatening behavior.  

The curve of progressively increasing returns. Increase in the rate of change in velocity per unit of time.  

The inherent power derived by the position a person holds in an organization.  

Also called a job description, it is a detailed outline of a person’s responsibilities, authorities, and relationships with other members of the organizational team.  

A hypothesis of human motivation that holds that behavior is caused by felt needs, that the strength of the motivation is related to the perceived value of the results of the behavior, and if the person feels that the desired results are probable. The three additional characteristics: 1. the total value of the reward is…

The large vein that collects the blood from the spleen and intestinal tract and carries it to the liver. A vein which takes blood from the stomach, pancreas, gall bladder, intestines and spleen to the liver. The vein that carries the absorbed nutrients from the intestinal tract to the liver. Short vein that receives branches…

In an infectious disease, the means by which the infectious organism enters the body, nose, mouth, skin, etc. The pathway by which infectious organisms gain access to the body (e.g., respiratory tract, breaks in skin).